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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1132 
4 October 2005 
 (05-4409) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products using the following:  acetonitrile; almond, bitter; aluminum 2-
ethylhexanoate; 1,3-butylene glycol dimethyacr ylate; calcium and sodium salts of certain 
sulfonated petroleum fractions (mahogany soap s); calcium salt molecular weight (in amu) 
790-1,020, sodium salt molecular weight (in amu) 400-500; Copper salts of neodecanoic 
acid and 2-ethylhexanoic acid;  diallyl phthala te;  dipropylene glycol dibenzoate;  ethyl 
methacrylate;  furfural byproduct (a granular steam-acid sterilized, lignocellulosic residuum 
in the extraction of furfural from corn cobs, sugarcane bagasse, cottonseed hulls, oat hulls, 
and rice hulls);  isopropylbenzene;  methyl isoamyl ketone;  methyl methacrylate; X-(p-
Nonylphenyl)-v-hydroxy-poly(oxyethylene) sulfosuccinate isopropylamine and N-hydroxyethyl isopropylamine salts of: the po ly(oxyethylene) content averages r moles; 
Propylene dichloride; Sodium fluoride;  tetrasodium N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-N-octadecyl-
sulfosuccinamate; (2,2'(2,5-Thiophenediyl)bis (5-tert-butylbenzoxazole)) (CAS Reg.  No. 
7128-64-5); and tri-tert-butylphenol polyglyco l ether (molecular weight (in amu) 746). 
In addition products using:  acetylated lanolin alcohol;  calcium and sodium salts of certain 
sulfonated petroleum fractions (mahogany soap s); calcium salt molecular weight (in amu) 
790-1020, sodium salt molecular weight (in amu) 400-500;  cumene (isopropylbenzene);  
dibutyltin dilaurate (CAS Reg. No. 77-58- 7); 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol alkyl (C
12- C 15) 
phosphites (CAS Reg. No. 92908-32-2);  polyethylene esters of fatty acids, conforming to 21 CFR 172.854; 1,1,1-trichloroethane;  trieth ylene glycol diacetate (CAS Reg. No. 111-21-
7); and tri-tert-butylphenol. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  FINAL RULE,  Inert 
Ingredients; Revocation of 34 Pesticide Tole rance Exemptions for 31 Chemicals (Available 
in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is revoking 34 exemptions from the requirement of a 
tolerance that are associated with 31 iner t ingredients because these substances are no 
longer contained in active pesticide product re gistrations.  These ingredients are subject to 
reassessment by August 2006 under section 408(q)  of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  The 34 tolerance exemptions are considered "reasse ssed'' for purposes of FFDCA's section 408(q).  G/SPS/N/USA/1132 
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 7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
21 September 2005 (Volume 70, Number 182)][Pages 55293-55296] http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-21/p18831.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 September 2005.   In the Federal Register of 
1 June 2005, EPA issued a proposed rule to re voke 34 exemptions from the requirement of a 
tolerance that are associated with 31 inert ingredients because those substances are no 
longer contained in pesticide products register ed in the United States.  The proposed rule 
provided a 60-day comment period that invite d public comment for consideration and for 
support of tolerance exemption retention.  An additional 30-day comment period was 
provided based on a request from the public.  
12. Final date for comments:  Objections or requests for a hearing on this regulation must be 
received on or before 21 November 2005 identified by docket ID number OPP-200 5-0069. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X°] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration  Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-4051; Fax:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov